Computer Organization

CSC 213 - Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Explain the hardware process as you would to a student who has just successfully passed their first CSC 151 exam.
  2. Section 4.4 describes several abstractions the hardware can provide to the system and user programmers. Identify the one you find to be the best or most important. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.
  3. Select one sentence from today's reading that you believe best illustrates the tradeoffs that influence how I/O is designed. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.1
  4. Identify (and briefly elaborate on) the paragraph from today's reading that remains the most confusing to you. Select one sentence from the passage, underline each of the key words, and give your definition of each key word.

Footnotes:

1This question was designed by Mark Hoffman of Quinnipiac University.